Improvement in lanterns



A. M. DUBURN.

. Lanterns.

N 1 67 65]" I Patented Sept.14,,1875.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTHONY M. DUBURN, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN LANTERNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [67,651, datedSeptember 14, 1875; application filed September 7, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANTHONY M. DUBURN, ofAdrian, county of L'enawee and State of Michigan, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Lanterns, of which the following is aspecification:

The nature of my invention consists in the employment of the guard orconnecting-wire as a spring to allow the-displacement of the top cap ordome and the subsequent removal of the globe for cleaning or repairswithout the use of any other catches, hinges, or springs,

' thus materially lessening the cost of the manufacture of the lantern.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operatioinreferring to the annexed drawing, which formsa partof this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevationof a lantern embodying my invention and showing the top in place. Fig. 2is a similar view, showing the top taken off.

A represents the base of the lantern with oil-pot B. G is the bottomhoopor body. D is-the globe; E, the dome or top, and G theconnecting-Wire or guard. The guard-wire is pivoted at both ends to thebody 0 at a, and passes through the dome or top E at a point where itwill not touch the globe D. This guard-wire is curved in its passagefrom the body 0 to the dome E sufficient to give it the then be removedfrom the body 0. The same I result may be accomplished by using twoguards or connecting wires or strips, pivoted at top and bottom to thedome and body, instead of the continuous wire pivoted to the body andpassing through the dome, as above described.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

One or more elastic .or spring guard-wires, having pivotal connection tothe body and dome'of a lantern, and in combination therewith, arrangedand operating to admit of the ready removal of the globe by compressionof the guard-wires and movement of. the dome, substantially as shown anddescribed. v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I hereunto affixmy signature this 3d day of September, 1874.

ANTHONYIM. DUBURN.

Witnesses:

H. SWARTZ, HENRY O. HART.

